A Beautiful Dichroic Glass Pendant.
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Includes Cord
Pendant is about
2 1/4" x 1 1/4"
Dichroic
Glass: is glass containing multiple micro layers of metal oxides which
give the glass unique optical properties. These ultra thin layers of
different metals (gold, silver), metal oxides (titanium, chromium,
aluminum, zirconium, magnesium) and silica are vaporized by an electron
beam in a vacuum chamber. The vapor then condenses on the surface of the
glass in the form of a crystal structure. This is sometimes followed by
a protective layer of quartz crystal. The finished glass can have as
many as 30 to 50 layers of these materials yet the thickness of the
total coating is approximately 30 to 35 millionths of an inch. The
coating that is created is very similar to that of a gemstone and, by
careful control of the thickness, different colors are obtained. The
main characteristic of dichroic glass is that it has a transmitted color
and a completely different reflected color, as certain wavelengths of
light either pass through or are reflected. Our pendents have a black
backing to allow the greatest reflectivity, and array of colors. A plate
of dichroic glass can be fused with other glass in multiple firings.
Due to variations in the firing process individual results can never be
exactly predicted, so each piece of fused dichroic glass is unique. Over
45 colors of dichroic coatings are available to be placed on any glass
substrate. It is interesting to note that there is evidence of dichroic
glass dating back to the 4th century AD. Many thanks to Wikipedia and
its contributors